With two seasons each of Up and Vanished and Monster, and a deal with the Oxygen network, documentary filmmaker Payne Lindsey, and his Tenderfoot TV banner, is fast becoming a singular force in both podcasting and true crime.
A good documentary should tell a good story, maybe peel away layers on a forgotten issue or person and if they’re really exceptional, they can bring about justice or change. Payne Lindsey is helping to do that with his podcasts, Up and Vanished and Monster.
The first season of Up and Vanished focuses on the case of missing teacher Tara Grinstead, a cold case in Georgia. A gripping story that added attention to the case (to the tune of 50 million podcast downloads). The podcast eventually helped lead to the arrest of two individuals, one currently set to face trial on April 1 for the murder of Tara Grinstead. (more info here & here)
No too shabby for a first time.
The second season of Up and Vanished focuses on the disappearance of Kristal Reisinger from the hippie haven Crestone, Colorado. Here again Lindsey has found an amazing story deserving to be told. Unfortunately, Reisinger’s story has yet to have the same result as Tara Grinstead’s. However, it has once again focused attention to the case.
